Geography of Suriname#Extreme points

Geographic coordinates: {{coord|4|00|N|56|00|W|type:country}}

Continent:

South America

Total:

{{convert|163820|km2|sqmi|sp=us}}

Land:

{{convert|156000|km2|sqmi|sp=us}}

Water:

{{convert|7820|km2|sqmi|sp=us}}

Area - comparative:

See order of magnitude 1 E+11 m². Slightly larger than Tunisia.

{{main|Borders of Suriname}}

File:Suriname1991 Karte umstrittene Gebiete.jpg controlled by Guyana and southeastern area controlled by French Guiana.]]

File:Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië-Surinam north-Benj004ency01ill stitched.jpg and Dutch ethnographer Johannes Snelleman.]]

Total:

{{convert|1703|km|mi|sp=us}}

Border countries:

• Brazil - {{convert|593|km|mi|sp=us}}
• French Guiana - {{convert|510|km|mi|sp=us}}
• Guyana - {{convert|600|km|mi|sp=us}}

Coastline:

{{convert|386|km|mi|sp=us}}

Exclusive economic zone:

{{convert|127,772|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} and {{convert|200|nmi|km mi|1|abbr=on|lk=in}}

Territorial sea:

{{convert|12|nmi|km mi|1|abbr=on}}

{{Further|Climate change in Suriname}}

Suriname has a tropical rainforest climate and a tropical monsoon climate, with hot humid conditions year-round.{{cite web |last1=Sánchez-Dávila |first1=Gabriel |title=Clasificación climática de Sudamérica |url=https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b74200791dda49958d6d39eddaca74a0 |website=ArcGIS StoryMaps |access-date=6 November 2024 |language=Spanish |date=15 Sep 2022}}

Climate change in both Suriname and the wider world is leading to hotter temperatures and more extreme weather. As a fairly poor country, its contributions to global climate change have been limited. Suriname has a large forest cover, the country has been running a carbon negative economy since 2014.{{cite web|date=2020-01-31|title=Suriname's climate promise, for a sustainable future|url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/01/1056422|access-date=2020-06-07|website=UN News|language=en}} Hotter temperatures{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Historical Climate Data Suriname|url=https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/country/suriname/climate-data-historical|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607150146/https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/country/suriname/climate-data-historical |archive-date=2020-06-07 |access-date=2020-06-07|website=climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org|language=en}} and changes in precipitation trends{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Climate Data Projects Suriname|url=https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/country/suriname/climate-data-projections|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607150143/https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/country/suriname/climate-data-projections |archive-date=2020-06-07 |access-date=2020-06-07|website=climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org|language=en}} are predicted because of climate change.

{{Weather box

|collapsed = Yes

|location = Paramaribo

|metric first = yes

|single line = yes

|Jan record high C=33

|Feb record high C=34

|Mar record high C=35

|Apr record high C=37

|May record high C=37

|Jun record high C=36

|Jul record high C=37

|Aug record high C=37

|Sep record high C=36

|Oct record high C=37

|Nov record high C=36

|Dec record high C=36

|year record high C=37

|Jan high C = 30

|Feb high C = 30

|Mar high C = 30

|Apr high C = 31

|May high C = 30

|Jun high C = 31

|Jul high C = 31

|Aug high C = 32

|Sep high C = 33

|Oct high C = 33

|Nov high C = 32

|Dec high C = 30

|year high C = 31

|Jan mean C = 26

|Feb mean C = 26

|Mar mean C = 26

|Apr mean C = 27

|May mean C = 27

|Jun mean C = 27

|Jul mean C = 27

|Aug mean C = 27

|Sep mean C = 28

|Oct mean C = 28

|Nov mean C = 27

|Dec mean C = 26

|year mean C = 27

|Jan low C = 22

|Feb low C = 22

|Mar low C = 22

|Apr low C = 22

|May low C = 23

|Jun low C = 22

|Jul low C = 22

|Aug low C = 23

|Sep low C = 23

|Oct low C = 23

|Nov low C = 23

|Dec low C = 22

|year low C = 22

|Jan record low C=17

|Feb record low C=17

|Mar record low C=17

|Apr record low C=18

|May record low C=19

|Jun record low C=20

|Jul record low C=20

|Aug record low C=15

|Sep record low C=21

|Oct record low C=20

|Nov record low C=21

|Dec record low C=18

|year record low C=15

|rain colour = green

|Jan rain mm = 200

|Feb rain mm = 140

|Mar rain mm = 150

|Apr rain mm = 210

|May rain mm = 290

|Jun rain mm = 290

|Jul rain mm = 230

|Aug rain mm = 170

|Sep rain mm = 90

|Oct rain mm = 90

|Nov rain mm = 120

|Dec rain mm = 180

|source 1 = Weatherbase{{cite web

|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=52218&refer=&units=metric

|title=Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Paramaribo }}

|date=April 4, 2014

}}

{{Weather box

|collapsed = Yes

|location = Nieuw Nickerie

|metric first = yes

|single line = yes

|Jan record high C = 32.5

|Feb record high C = 32.4

|Mar record high C = 32.5

|Apr record high C = 33.2

|May record high C = 34.8

|Jun record high C = 34.0

|Jul record high C = 34.5

|Aug record high C = 35.6

|Sep record high C = 35.4

|Oct record high C = 36.3

|Nov record high C = 34.9

|Dec record high C = 33.8

|Jan high C = 28.9

|Feb high C = 29.0

|Mar high C = 29.2

|Apr high C = 29.5

|May high C = 29.8

|Jun high C = 29.8

|Jul high C = 30.3

|Aug high C = 31.1

|Sep high C = 31.7

|Oct high C = 31.7

|Nov high C = 30.9

|Dec high C = 29.8

|year high C = 30.1

|Jan mean C = 26.5

|Feb mean C = 26.6

|Mar mean C = 26.9

|Apr mean C = 27.2

|May mean C = 27.2

|Jun mean C = 27.1

|Jul mean C = 27.2

|Aug mean C = 27.8

|Sep mean C = 28.3

|Oct mean C = 28.2

|Nov mean C = 27.8

|Dec mean C = 27.0

|year mean C = 27.3

|Jan low C = 23.5

|Feb low C = 23.7

|Mar low C = 24.0

|Apr low C = 24.2

|May low C = 24.2

|Jun low C = 23.9

|Jul low C = 23.7

|Aug low C = 24.0

|Sep low C = 24.2

|Oct low C = 24.0

|Nov low C = 23.9

|Dec low C = 23.7

|year low C = 24.0

|Jan record low C = 18.3

|Feb record low C = 18.2

|Mar record low C = 19.1

|Apr record low C = 19.9

|May record low C = 20.7

|Jun record low C = 20.6

|Jul record low C = 20.9

|Aug record low C = 19.9

|Sep record low C = 20.9

|Oct record low C = 20.3

|Nov record low C = 20.0

|Dec record low C = 20.1

|rain colour = green

|Jan rain mm = 191

|Feb rain mm = 114

|Mar rain mm = 111

|Apr rain mm = 191

|May rain mm = 246

|Jun rain mm = 316

|Jul rain mm = 266

|Aug rain mm = 168

|Sep rain mm = 61

|Oct rain mm = 61

|Nov rain mm = 79

|Dec rain mm = 176

|Jan humidity = 82

|Feb humidity = 81

|Mar humidity = 80

|Apr humidity = 80

|May humidity = 82

|Jun humidity = 83

|Jul humidity = 82

|Aug humidity = 80

|Sep humidity = 78

|Oct humidity = 78

|Nov humidity = 79

|Dec humidity = 82

| source 1 = Deutscher Wetterdienst

{{cite web

| url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_812020_kt.pdf

| title = Klimatafel von Nickerie / Surinam

| publisher = Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure

| access-date = 21 June 2016}}

}}

Most of the country is made up of rolling hills, but there is a narrow coastal plain that has swampy terrain.

A recent global remote sensing analysis suggested that there were 781 km² of tidal flats in Suriname, making it the 34th ranked country in terms of tidal flat area.{{cite journal |last1=Murray |first1=N.J. |last2=Phinn |first2=S.R. |last3=DeWitt |first3=M. |last4=Ferrari |first4=R. |last5=Johnston |first5=R. |last6=Lyons |first6=M.B. |last7=Clinton |first7=N. |last8=Thau |first8=D. |last9=Fuller |first9=R.A. |title=The global distribution and trajectory of tidal flats |journal=Nature |date=2019 |volume=565 |issue=7738 |pages=222–225 |doi=10.1038/s41586-018-0805-8 |pmid=30568300 |s2cid=256767470 |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0805-8|url-access=subscription }}

Elevation extremes

Lowest point: Unnamed location in the coastal plain - {{convert|2|m|ft|sp=us}} below Sea Level.

Highest point: Juliana Top - {{convert|1230|m|ft|sp=us}}

Timber, hydropower, fish, forests, hydroelectric potential, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite and gold. Small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum and iron ore. It also has sizeable oil.

The country has one large reservoir, the Brokopondo Reservoir. Several rivers run through it, including the Suriname River, Nickerie River and Maroni or Marowijne River.

(2018 Estimates)

Arable land:

0.4%

Permanent crops:

0.0%

permanent pasture:

0.1%

forest:

94.6%

Other:

4.9%

{{convert|510|km2|sqmi|sp=us}} (2003)

Tropical Showers, no hurricanes.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}

File:Share Of Forest Area In Total Land Area, Top Countries (2021).svg

Deforestation is a real problem as timber is cut for export. There is also a lot of pollution of inland waterways by small-scale mining activities.

{{Excerpt|Climate change in Suriname}}

Suriname has agreed to the following agreements:

Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Kyoto Protocol, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping--London Convention, Marine Dumping--London Protocol, Ozone Layer Protection, Paris Accords Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling{{cite web | url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/suriname/#environment | title=Suriname | date=22 May 2024 }}

• Northernmost point – Oostelijke Polders
• Southernmost point – Border with Brazil Coeroeni
• Westernmost point – Border with Guyana, Sipaliwini District
• Easternmost point – Border with French Guiana, Sipaliwini District
• Highest point – Julianatop: 1,230 m
• Lowest point – unnamed location on the coastal plain: -2 m

• Tigri Area, an unresolved territorial dispute involving Guyana and Suriname.
• Borders of Suriname, consisting of land borders with three countries: Guyana, Brazil, and France (via French Guiana)

{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.wdl.org/en/item/1108 "Guyana, or, the Kingdom of the Amazons"] is a map from the 1600s of what is now known as Suriname

{{Suriname topics}}

{{Geography of South America}}

{{South America topic|Climate of}}